Miami Dolphins
First-round draft pick Laremy Tunsil and veteran Jermon Bushrod started over Dallas
Thomas and Billy Turner at guard in the Dolphins’ preseason loss to the Dallas Cowboys, and the results were encouraging. Miami allowed one sack in 20 dropbacks by QB Ryan Tanne
hill. The fifth-year quarterback took advantage of the extra time, throwing for 162 yards and two touchdowns. On one play, Tannehill, the NFL’s most-sacked quarterback in recent years, connected on a 55-yard throw to WR Kenny Stills.
“He’s not a guy that you have to really mess with his mechanics,” said first-year Dolphins coach
Adam Gase, who developed a reputation as a quarterback guru during his offensive coordinator days. “What we try to work on with him is more feel in the pocket. You see us do a lot of individual work with that. We try to make it chaotic. We try to make it feel like you’ve got guys coming all over the place. How can you slide? How can you feel the guy that you don’t see coming?”
Rookie watch: CB Xavien Howard, the team’s secondround pick, was taken off the
physically unable to perform (PUP) list and could see his first game action this week. He had been rehabbing a knee injury. ...
Brandon Doughty’s bid to land the third quarterback job took a hit after he threw for 7 yards and lost a fumble.
Noteworthy: The Dolphins’ newly renovated home will be named Hard Rock Stadium for the next 18 years after the team reached an agreement with Hard Rock International. … Although DT Ndamukong Suh and DE
Mario Williams saw their first action of the preseason, the Dolphins couldn’t stop the Cowboys from producing five first-half scoring drives. … Free agent RB
Arian Foster, playing for the first time since returning from an Achilles injury, was limited to -5 yards on two carries.